EGYPT: Google executive to be released Monday, TV stations report

Wael Ghonim, Google's head of marketing for the Middle East and North Africa, has been missing since Jan. 27. PC Magazine reported that he was believed to be in the custody of the Egyptian government.

On Sunday, state-run Nile TV reported that Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq had called the network to announce his planned release.

Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris told another channel, which he owns, that he had been assured by Vice President Omar Suleiman that Goneim would be freed 4 p.m. Monday. Sawiris is part of a self-appointed group of leading Egyptians who have met with the government to explore ways to end the political impasse.